WWE: WWE Evolution 2 Opening Video Released, Trish Stratus on Feeling Build for Her WWE Women’s Title Match at Evolution 2 Being Rushed, Charlotte Flair on Working with Alexa Bliss Will Add Layers to Her “Stoic” Queen Character

WWE Evolution 2 Opening Video Released

WWE released the official opening video for their Evolution 2 event, which takes place on Sunday, July 13th at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

This video is set to the song “Rise” by Kathy Perry and features both current and WWE Legends women’s wrestlers shown throughout it.

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Trish Stratus on Her Issues with Rushed Build for Her WWE Women’s Title Match at Evolution 2

A recent episode of the Notsam Wrestling podcast featured WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Stratus’ thoughts about the build for her WWE Women’s Championship match against Tiffany Stratton at Evolution 2 being rushed and wished she had more time for it.

“Unfortunately, yes it is — this entire (Evolution) card has seemed to be a quick turnaround as it is unfortunately and I get it, there’s like 7,000 events a month, it seems like (she laughed). But I think there’s a little bit of a built-in storyline luckily for Tiffany (Stratton) and I. I love the fact that we had this connection and I think people really were digging the Trishy Time/Tiffy Time thing so I think that worked really well. But, people were seeing the parallels. There’s these two blondes who came into the business and preconceived notion on what they can deliver in the ring and having to prove (themselves) and knowing you might think that this is what you think you’re gonna get from me in the ring but now I have to work extra hard because I have to prove those people all wrong so we both have had to do that, and had great success early on in our career. She’s been champion at 25, and I know a certain someone who became champion for the first time at 25 as well… And luckily I say, there’s a bit of a built-in storyline so yeah, the whole Evolution kind of came about quite quickly for everyone but, I think it’s a little bit of that fantasy-booking and seeing Tiff and I in there, I think people wanted it and I think it’s really gonna deliver. I know it’s gonna deliver…”

Stratus also gave her thoughts about her belief that her promo segment with Stratton and Jade Cargill on the July 4th WWE SmackDown show was “very boring” and how her recent past feuds builds in WWE also had felt short for time.

“Yes, 1,000 percent (my brain switches to wrestling mode whenever I come back) and there’s a little bit of a saying, like, ‘You can only control what you can control.’ Do I wish there was a bigger build? Do I wish we had a longer segment? Do I wish we didn’t have a very boring segment last week on SmackDown? Sure (she laughed). But, it is what it is. You get your time, you do your thing and sometimes things get thrown together. It is what it is, right? To me, the thing I control is the match. I will control the match, we will control the match. We will tell the story, we’ll control the narrative and that’s where I know I can do the work… There was moments in Becky and I’s feud where people did go on a little bit longer than maybe people liked. Maybe one too many promos about the same thing. I don’t know, maybe. That might have happened. But at the end of the day, it was we knew we had to deliver that match… We’re remembering the rivalry and the chemistry and what we brought in the match and so… Yes, it (was thrown) together. We got a two-week — what is it? 10-day build?… I thought Charlotte (Flair) and I had a short build but again, it was great for the moment…”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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Charlotte Flair Comments on Working with Alexa Bliss Will Add Layers to Her “Stoic” Queen Character

USA Today held a recent interview with Charlotte Flair. One of the topics discussed included Flair’s thoughts about her current work with Alexa Bliss and how it will help add layers to her “stoic” Queen character in WWE.

“I think trying to blend the two will just add layers to ‘The Queen’ that we’ve seen so stoic for so many years. Pushing myself to get outside of my comfort zone of what The Queen is and what does that look like? Is it the mad queen? Is it the killer queen? Is it the unraveled queen? Is it best friends with Lexi and being a twisted queen?”